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I was at the Special conference held this lunchtime to announce the result of the Labour Leader and Deputy leadership elections. I am an UNISON delegate to this year’s Labour Party conference, so was automatically able to attend this one as well.
I ha…Read more…
The campaign that led to the election of Jeremy Corbyn has many resonances with the life and work of James Keir Hardie. Like Corbyn, he sought to present an understanding of socialism that was…Read more…
LEADERSHIP CONTEST Members and supporters have elected Jeremy Corbyn as Leader with Tom Watson elected as Deputy. Jeremy had struggled to get the necessary names on his nomination paper at the start…Read more…
The important Cuban theatre event will take place from October 22-31 Author: Octavio Borges Pérez | cultura@granma.cu september 10, 2015 12:09:43 The 16th Havana International Theatre Festival –…Read more…
On a wonderful day, we need to recognise that the work to build on Corbyn’s election victory has to start immediately. As a UNISON Branch Secretary, I have just sent the following message to members of my trade union branch, encouraging members to join…Read more…
Commenting on the Labour leadership result today (Saturday), UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Today people for the first time in a decade are hearing a message of hope. “A…Read more…
Welcoming the announcement today (September 12) that Jeremy Corbyn has been confirmed as the new Labour leader and Tom Watson as deputy leader, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey congratulated…Read more…
GMB wins case against One Call Insurance Services Ltd in DoncasterRead more…
Matt Wrack says PCCs have no understanding of the role and function of the fire and rescue serviceRead more…
My personal highlight of the Her Majesty’s now unprecedented reign was the celebrated visit to the London School of Economics on 6 November 2008. So let’s commemorate the occasion by reproducing Hello magazine’s (yep!) account of the event. The visit came at the absolute epicentre of the crisis,…Read more…
All those who have been hearted by the outpouring of goodwill and solidarity shown by the public towards refugees in recent weeks – which stands in stark contrast to the xenophobic rhetoric that’s become commonplace in media and politics – will be asking themselves ‘can it last?’ I think it…Read more…
Behind the group of great women in the famous 1968 strike at Ford’s Dagenham plant there was a man. Bernie Passingham – who has died aged 90 – played a crucial role as TGWU convenor in…Read more…
When the National Minimum Wage (NMW) was first introduced in 1999, many in the business community claimed the sky was falling – unemployment would skyrocket, profits would fall, and the very people…Read more…
Unite has expressed grave concerns over Tory plans to speed up crucial legislation to voter registration. The campaign group Hope Not Hate is warning that as many as two million voters will be…Read more…
Disinformation About Invasion of Poland – Hardial Bains – September 1 marked the anniversary of the invasion of Poland by the Hitlerites in 1939. Reactionary forces use disinformation to…Read more…
15 per cent increase in people working more than 48 hours a week risks a return to ‘Burnout Britain’, warns TUC The number of people working excessive hours has risen by 15 per cent since 2010,…Read more…
Time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed office should be regarded as working time, the European Court of Justice has ruled. This time has not…Read more…
Commenting on the publication of trade and manufacturing figures which show sharp declines on the month, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “The sharp falls in manufacturing and exports…Read more…
Responding to reports in the press that Cameron is planning to water down employment rights ahead of the EU poll, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “These reports confirm that we were…Read more…
Necessity to Defeat Austerity and Fight for a New Direction for Society The 147th TUC Congress is taking place at the Brighton Centre from Sunday, September 13, to Wednesday, September 16. As…Read more…